Diversity and inclusion was a prominent theme across campus this year. Questions about what this theme means and how it is enacted at UF were at the heart of student protests and activism, they were a focus in the substantial faculty hiring initiative across campus, and they were integral to the search for UF’s inaugural […]
This spring, an impressive number of Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research (CGSWSR) core and affiliate faculty members received grants to develop transformative new courses. These grants advance internationalization and interdisciplinarity, and they connect research with teaching to address pressing themes, questions, and challenges. Internationalizing the Curriculum Grant These grants from the UF […]
Taylor Burtch (MA, 2018) graduated with her MA this spring term. In March, she defended her MA project, “From Theory to Praxis: Supporting Gender-Responsive and Intersectional Programming at PACE Center for Girls” under the mentorship of Dr. Kendal Broad-Wright. Next fall, she will begin the PhD program in Higher Education and Administration here at UF, […]
The Center congratulates Dr. Mallory Szymanski on her new position as an Assistant Professor of U.S. History in the Division of Human Studies at Alfred University in Rochester, New York. Dr. Szymanski received her B.A. in English and History from UF in 2006, and then received her M.A. in Women’s Stud- ies from the Center […]
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Alum’s Research Examines Race and Gender in Science and Science Fiction Karina A. Vado graduated with the MA in Women’s Studies in 2014. She began her PhD studies as a Florida Education Fund McKnight Doctoral Follow in UF’s Department of English in 2015. Karina’s research lies at the intersections of science fiction studies, […]
Francesse Lucius graduated with her BA in Women’s Studies in 2009. Currently, she is an attorney with Children’s Legal Services / Department of Children and Families. I became interested in Women’s Studies in high school when I took a class on Women’s Studies and Literature. I had just moved to Florida from Haiti and had […]
Embracing the Transition from Student to Preceptor By Dr. Laura K. Guyer Cathaerina Appadoo is a first generation American; her mother was born and raised in Haiti and her father was born and raised in Guyana. She watched her mother work multiple jobs while completing her college education because, like so many immigrant parents, she […]
Thank you to everyone whose generosity helps the Center continue to thrive, including the following donors: Ms. Kathryn Chicone Ustler Association for AcademicWomen Mr. Gregory R. Allen Dr. Marni A. Brown & Mr. Casey A. Brown Mr. Fred Cantrell, Jr. Mrs. Janet Fant Carlson Ms. Jean Chalmers & Dr. David M. Chalmers Ms. Susan […]
The Center’s Annual “Fall Reception” was held on September 18th. Dean Laura Rosenbury, of the UF Levin College of Law was the “Uppity Woman Award” recipient. “Becoming Cliterate,” a book signing and Yeomans’ Chair sponsored talk by Dr. Laurie Mintz was held in September 25th and was co-sponsored by the Department of Psychology. […]
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Kendal Broad continues to teach and learn about social movements and protest. This year Dr. Broad continued writing a book manuscript about gay anti-racism, presenting portions of that work at the Black Liberation: Life, Death, And Queer Resistance, Fourth Biennial Intersections Symposium, the Southern Sociological Society annual meetings, as well as at Race | Sex […]
Congratulations to Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research’s graduates, earning Master’s Degrees, Taylor Burtch, Angelica Jazmin Carlos (expected, Summer 2018), Eva Newbold and Aishwarya Krishna Iyer. Congratulations to our certificate students Joseph F. Radice, who earned his Master’s Degree in Linguistics and his graduate certificate in Women’s Studies this spring; Ashley A. Holland […]